India is drawing two new AI server manufacturing plants as Ashwini Vaishnaw touts up to $200 billion in data center investment, long-term tax breaks, and expanding GPU capacity under AI Mission 2.0.
India’s first Quantum Valley Hub in Amaravati will host a 133-qubit quantum computer, unite IBM, TCS, L&T and others, and power applications from agriculture to cybersecurity under the National Quantum Mission.
India has revamped its Startup Recognition Framework, lifting turnover caps, adding a deep tech category with 20-year recognition, and including co-ops to boost innovation.
Gartner names Agentic AI Oversight the top cybersecurity trend for 2026, warning that unchecked AI agents, quantum threats, and generative AI misuse are expanding enterprise risk and demanding new governance, identity management, and incident response strategies.
Odisha announces a new fintech policy to become a digital finance hub. Investment, job creation, and AI innovation are key goals.
India expands Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) globally, partnering with 23 nations to share India Stack platforms like UPI and DigiLocker.
Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes India’s first custodian to enable fully digital Foreign Portfolio Investor registration using SEBI-backed electronic signatures, integrating Digital Signature Certificates into a single workflow. The move supports paperless onboarding via the NSDL FPI Portal and aligns with India’s broader capital markets digitization drive.
Reliance Consumer Products Limited acquires a 75% stake in Australia’s Goodness Group Global, adding Nexba and PACE to its health beverage portfolio and advancing its plan to build a global FMCG business backed by ₹40,000 crore in investments and ambitious revenue targets.
India’s NSO launches MCP server, granting AI direct access to official data.
Hyderabad IT professional Sridhar Merugu has filed a labour and human rights complaint against a US-based MNC over alleged 16-hour workdays without overtime pay, highlighting mounting concerns over work culture, unpaid weekends, and retaliation fears in India’s tech hubs as regulators weigh how to respond.
